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Closing in

File photo dated 21-05-2017 of Chelsea's John Terry. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Thursday June 15, 2017. Harry Redknapp has made "a good offer" to John Terry in a bid to bring the former England captain to Birmingham. See PA story SOCCER Terry. Photo credit should read Nick Potts/PA Wire

Aston Villa are close to sealing a £60,000-a-week deal for John Terry, according to The Sun.

The former England and Chelsea captain is understood to have held talks with Premier League clubs West Brom, Swansea and Bournemouth.

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Number crunching

Both Steve Bruce and Harry Redknapp have promotion ambitions for the new campaign - and if their teams can live up to the start to the season that a super computer thinks they will make, both managers will have reason to smile.

Aston Villa finished mid-table last term while Birmingham City avoided relegation on the final day, but both clubs want to be battling towards the top of the Championship in 2017/18.

After the fixtures were released, talkSPORT fed the data into their predictor, with promising results.